PIONEER
Arthur Charles W. HADDY
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| birth | 16 May 1906, Newbury, Berkshire, ENGLAND |
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| death | .. Dec 1989, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, ENGLAND |
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| marriage | married on .. July/Aug/Sep 1930, Edmonton, Middlesex:
 ........ FAY/FAHEY b. ............. He was given the title OBE (Officer (of the Order) of the British Empire) |
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LIFE
electronics engineer/recording engineer for DECCA from 1938
devised the first motional feedback lateral-cut disc recording head, later used to cut DECCA's 'ffrr' high-fidelity recordings
developed Full Frequency Range Recordings (ffrr) for commercial use (Guinness; Encyclopedia of Recorded Sound by Frank W. Hoffmann and Howard Ferstler)
later became Technical Director of DECCA
The Decca Record Co. Ltd. in March 1932 purchased the Crystalate Company’s record business, including the plant and studios.
By this deal Mr. Haddy became a recording engineer for Decca Records. (FRAGMENTA, p. 79)
NOTES
- Arthur Haddy, F.I.E.R.E. by Alan Blyts (in: The Gramophone of Apr 1971 (p. 44))
- "In Memoriam" by Gerd Nathan (in Journal of the Audio Engineering Society (JAES); Vol. 38, No. 5, May 1990) online
- "The Man who Invented ffrr" by Frank Andrews (in: Hillandale News No. 173 of April 1990 (pp. 15-17))
- "Mr. Haddy" by Jack Law (in: Hillandale News No. 173 of April 1990 (p. 17))
- "Crystalate: The History of the Crystalate Companies in the Record Industry 1901-1937. Part 3: Rex and retirement" by Frank Andrews (in: Hillandale News No. 136 of Feb 1984 (p. 317-324))
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